Mikael Blomkvist
Michael Nyqvist
Mikael Blomkvist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
“Based on the Worldwide Best Seller”
7.5
2009
2h 32m
DramaThrillerCrimeMystery
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Overview
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
Trailer
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Cast
Lisbeth Salander
Noomi Rapace
Lisbeth Salander
Erika Berger
Lena Endre
Erika Berger
Henrik Vanger
Sven-Bertil Taube
Henrik Vanger
Martin Vanger
Peter Haber
Martin Vanger
Nils Bjurman
Peter Andersson
Nils Bjurman
Cecilia Vanger
Marika Lagercrantz
Cecilia Vanger
Dirch Frode
Ingvar Hirdwall
Dirch Frode
Gustav Morell
Björn Granath
Gustav Morell
Harriet Vanger
Ewa Fröling
Harriet Vanger
Dragan Armanskij
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Dragan Armanskij
Annika Giannini
Annika Hallin
Annika Giannini
Reviews
Peter McGinn
Oddly, the version of this movie I watched contained both English subtitles and dubbing, and after a while I wished I could turn off the dubbing and go with just the subtitles, so that their mouths would always move at the right times. I watched the U.S. production of this with Daniel Craig many years ago, and I liked it, but I don’t remember it clearly enough to compare the two. My f=general impression, though, is that this original is better. Of course, the Lisbeth character is the real hero here. A rough childhood and beyond have molded her into a tough lady indeed, mentally, physically and emotionally. Oddly enough, she is the only character who seems to show any growth by the end of the film, perhaps partly due to her having so much room to grow emotionally.
Read full reviewDr_Nostromo
82/100 A reporter's social disgrace for libel, rape and revenge, the investigation of serial killings going back to the 40's, all centered around a girl's disappearance in 1966. Made in Sweden two years earlier than the U.S. version, this is the first in the Lisbeth trilogy ...the other 2 films made at the same time and coming out later in 2009. Both versions place their story emphasis on different parts making each a unique take on the same story and outcome. Not as intense and well constructed as the U.S. version (which is well suited as a stand-alone film), this one still manages to hold up quite well as the start of the trilogy and features an excellent performances by Noomi Rapace. -- DrNostromo.com
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